MSC Magnifica

After what seems many aborted visits to Guernsey the MSC Magnifica finally arrived on a calm Sunday morning appearing out of the early morning mist before the sun had risen.

With her anchor ready to let go the liner comes up to the most easterly anchorage on this calm morning. This is the final visit of the MSC Magnifica this year with the season starting to wind down, as well as MSC pulling out of the U.K market next year. As the sun rose the guests on board will have a gauntlet of events to run as they leave their tenders in St Peter Port, from  "Taste Guernsey" along the sea front to a motor sport competition on North Beach.

This must be one of the last warm weekends before autumn brings its colour to Guernsey so the ferries to the outer islands of Herm and Sark have been busy. This is the Bon Marin making her return from Sark on the Sunday service that only runs in the summer. The MSC Magnifica looks massive compared to the ferry as she prepares for her departure to Le Havre. I gather some of the guests have bought some Guernsey fridge magnets, let's hope they return to add to their collection.